I went with my daughter to the grocery store. I'm not deliberately trying to influence her in the direction of healing. It just sorta....happens.
Leaving the store, I noticed a middle-aged woman limping toward the parking lot.
I almost heard the Holy Spirit say, " Go get her."
I approached, gave her my best smile and asked why she was limping.
She shot me a grin and asked why it was any of my business.
I presented my credentials:
I'm a paramedic. I work in Tacoma. I'm not crazy and I'm not a stalker. I just like to see people blessed by the healing power of God. You can ask my lovely daughter....honest, lady!
We talked for about ten minutes. She asked every question under the sun. I gave every decent answer I could think of. She grilled my daughter again about me.
I said, "look, why don't we walk to your car and talk about it on the way. (We were creating a scene in the entrance to the store)
She limped pathetically toward her car. She let me push the shopping cart.
As she walked I could see it was her knee. She couldn't bend it. I asked what was wrong. She had a torn meniscus in her left knee and needed surgery which she couldn't afford. She was terrified about what would happen if she couldn't work because of the injury.
I said, "May I please try to get your knee healed? What will it hurt if I just try?"
She reluctantly agreed.
I placed my hand on her knee and commanded the pain to leave in the name of Jesus. I commanded the spirit of pain to leave and never come back.
I asked how she felt. She said it was a little better. I commanded it to be healed one more time and asked how it felt. All the pain was gone.
She looked at me and said, "Are you for real?"
I said, "Jesus is more real that you know and he's the one who healed you. He loves you and he has a great plan for your future." I asked if she had any other conditions I could pray for. She let me pray for back pain and high blood pressure. I gave her a card to the website and we talked for a while about the goodness of God. She gave me a hug and we left her with with a huge smile on her face.
My daughter was grinning from ear to ear as we walked to the car. I love showing her how our Father loves His kids.
Jesus is the reason for the season. Have a wonderful Christmas.